THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair
Senator Ronald D. Kouchi, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO TUESDAY, MARCH 03, 2015

DATE:

Tuesday, March 03, 2015

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 211
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB638
(SSCR262)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
Allows UH graduate students to be included in an appropriate collective bargaining unit.

HEA/JDL, WAM

SB774
(SSCR144)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE PROTECTION OF TARO.
Creates a classification of agricultural public lands entitled "taro lands".  Appropriates funds to the board of land and natural resources to create an inventory of lands classified as taro lands.

WTL/AGL/HWN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/26/2015]

SB1028 SD1
(SSCR227)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII HEALTH CONNECTOR.
Aligns state law with certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act by requiring qualified health plans in the connector to contract with federally-qualified health centers and utilize payment methodology as specified in the federal Social Security Act.  Retains current financial and service benefits of the Hawaii health connector.  Enhances the availability of services through the connector.  Authorizes the State of Hawaii to guarantee debentures issued by the connector.  Specifies the Hawaii hurricane relief fund shall be authorized to guarantee, approve, and oversee the issuance of the debentures by the connector.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD1)

CPN, WAM
[Measure added on 2/27/2015]

SB165 SD1
(SSCR243)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO STATE FACILITIES.
Establishes DAGS as the department responsible for negotiating and processing leases for state departments.  Requires DAGS to facilitate facility agreements between the State and private investors.  Effective 07/01/2050.  (SD1)

GVO, WAM
[Measure added on 2/27/2015]

SB387 SD1
(SSCR425)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO AFFIRMATIVE CONSENT.
Requires the University of Hawaii to act jointly with the board of regents to establish and enforce an affirmative consent standard for all policies and protocols relating to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.  (SD1)

HEA/JDL, WAM
[Measure added on 2/27/2015]

SB836 SD1
(SSCR322)

Status and Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Requires state departments, upon the closure of facilities, to consider the facility's suitability for use by public charter schools or early learning pre-plus programs or for development of twenty-first century schools or mixed-use facilities, and to notify the department of education, state public charter schools commission, and executive office on early learning of the availability and suitability of the facility.  (SD1)

EDU/GVO, WAM
[Measure added on 3/2/2015]

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7215.